Read: Job 37:1-39:30; 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:10; Psalm 44:9-26; Proverbs 22:13
Job is in the middle of his description of God and his ways. He ends by saying that God is beyond our reach when God comes down and answers him. God begins his answer with questions: “Who is this that darkens my counsel with words without knowledge.” God continues to ask Job where he was when He created the heavens and the earth. God then gives us a detailed description of creation and a God’s-eye view of everything he made. God is the creator of science and all the heavens tell a story. He talks about the sweet influences of Pleiades which is a cluster of seven stars. I wonder if they stand for the seven spirits of God mentioned in Isaiah 11: the spirit of the Lord, wisdom, understanding, counsel, might, knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
God then said that Mazzaroth appears in its season. Mazzaroth has to do with the Zodiac which is sadly only spoken of in New Age circles. The Zodiac starts with the Virgin and ends with the Lion. It is the story of God’s redemptive plan. God asked Job if he could guide Arcturus with his sons. Arcturus is the constellation the Great Bear who migrates through the heavens. I wonder if the Great Bear represents Abraham or vice versa. It talks about Arcturs and his sons. Interestingly the Great Bear is seen in the months of Leo the Lion and Virgo the Virgin. Jesus was born of a virgin from the tribe of Judah which is the symbol of a lion. The heavens declare the glory of God.
God gave Job a quick lesson on his animals and their characteristics which He gave to each of them for a reason. Everything God does is for a reason and what happened to Job was also for a reason. God was building his case.
Paul explains it so beautifully. He says that everything is for our sake and even though our outward man is getting older and deteriorating, our inward man is being renewed day by day. Our trials are light compared to the great eternal weight they are carrying for the glory of God. So, we have to open our spiritual eyes and see what God sees. We have to learn to walk by faith and not by sight. One day we will see God face to face and be rewarded for every hard trial we had to endure. It will be worth it all.
Lord, thank you for the trials you give us to mature us like gold and make us shine like silver to display your glory on the earth.
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